2024-07-01 15:06:29
The president of Bolivia, Luis Arcedenounced an tried coup d’état and swore in a brand new navy management, which led to the fold of the forces of the dismissed military chief who tried to interrupt into the presidential palace. Arce accused on the social communityirregular mobilizations” of troopers whereas troops and tanks gathered in entrance of the federal government headquarters in Peace.
Army troops y armored autos They deployed within the sq. in entrance of the Bolivian authorities and tried to knock down a door of the presidential palace. The dismissed common, Juan José Zúñiga, entered the palace after which left, based on pictures from the tv.
Political leaders from a number of international locations condemned the incident in X. Besides Argentinaall South American international locations condemned the coup try, together with the presidents of Paraguay, Chile, Uruguay y BrazilLula da Silva reaffirmed Brazil’s place as a “defender of democracy.”
Arce known as on Bolivians to mobilize “in opposition to the coup d’état” and swore within the new commanders on the presidential palace, based on a reside broadcast. The troops of the ousted military chief withdrew after a number of hours.
Zúñiga mentioned he seeks to “forestall the return of Evo Morales to energy in 2025” and mentioned that the navy needs to “restructure democracy” in Bolivia. Morales, Arce’s rival inside the MAS and aspiring to return to energy, denounced a “coup”.
Suspicions of a self-coup arose on social media. The Puebla Group, a progressive coalition of Latin American leaders, urged that Arce was behind the occasion, whereas the Bolivian Overseas Ministry accused Morales to “construct a story” to shorten Arce’s mandate.
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2024-07-01 15:06:29